John Cena's latest venture, a surprisingly enjoyable ride despite its lackluster plot. The film treads through a series of absurdly comedic scenarios that often stretch believability to its breaking point, but Cena's charm and comedic timing manage to salvage the entertainment value. The action sequences are over-the-top in the best way possible, featuring Cena in a myriad of chaotic situations that are both ridiculous and hilarious. While the storyline might not hold up under scrutiny, the film's fast pace and Cena's performance make it a fun popcorn flick. Not a cinematic masterpiece by any stretch, but it delivers good laughs and light-hearted escapism.
Plot summary
In the near future, a 'Grand Lottery' has been established - the catch: kill the winner before sundown to legally claim their multi-billion dollar jackpot. When Katie Kim mistakenly finds herself with the winning ticket, she reluctantly joins forces with amateur lottery protection agent Noel Cassidy who must get her to sundown in exchange for a piece of her prize.
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August 22, 2024 at 02:39 AM
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Dumb plot but fun to watch
Action Packed, Slightly Horrific, Silly, Ridiculous Summer Fun
A movie that doesn't require much thought and definitely has a few too many toilet humour jokes and somewhat cringy dialogue, but overall still pretty exciting, thrilling, and a lot of fun to watch with well choreographed action that was never boring, keeping you on your toes, and an endearing performance from John Cena as Noel, who was just a genuinely fun, sweet and quirky character.
Sure, it's not groundbreaking, it's not overly surprising in the direction it went, and it could've explored its concept and the implications of it more thoroughly, especially the horror of it, (warning, parts of it get brutal/dark but more in a cartoonish supervillain way?), but hey, that's not the type of movie it is, not the type I expected it to be, and that's fine.
It had a lot of humour that didn't hit but also a lot that did, it had characters I was rooting for, good pacing, scenes that made me feel on the edge of my seat; it made me laugh and make various oh and *gasp* noises, and be like did you see that?? To my family, so all in all, a stupid good time. Slightly unnerving in concept. Kinda like an old fashioned violent cartoon.?
So tired of Akwafina
Thing is, I don't think Akwafina is a bad actress. But that voice is just a horror. It grates on every nerve and rather like The Nanny, I'm not sure what we've done as a society to be inflicted with "comedy" that relies solely on an obnoxious voice. Honestly, the fact she can act is the only reason I was able to endure through the voice.
That aside, it's an amusing movie. No one plays wide eyed naïveté like Cena. And Machine Gun Kelly was highly entertaining. There are a lot of plot points that make zero sense. But it's a silly comedy so I guess you aren't supposed to think about that.
On the whole, amusing.